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CLEARFIELD. PA., JANUAEY 10. 1SG1,
From Harrisbnrg.
Our Representatives at Harrisburg have
ki off a great smount of "gas" during
Iheirtwo weeks session which has just
passed. It seems as though our national
troubles w ere of but very little importance,
being treated as secondary matter. They
have spent about half their time thus fur
In creating new offices, and attempting to
pass the Chicago Platform, so as to legal
ise it in Pennsylvania.
Tbcy havo also passed a Resolution
Ihrough live Senate authorising the speak
er to appoint a new Coturnitteo, similar to
Massachusetts nad South Carolina, to be
styled "Committee on Foroign Relations."
If the six Democrats in the Senate could
be ignored by the Republicans, they
would no doubt resolve themselves into a
National Congress.
(n t'ue House the negro worshippers have
been quarrelling for Boveral days, as to
whether tho Wide Awakes or the Volun
teers should lead off at tho inauguration
of Governor Curtin. Tho old fogies wish
the volunteers to participate, ns hereto
fore; but tho more refind(!) and patriot
ic(!) portion of tho Republicans clain
ihftt the wide awakes should lead in the
matter; claiming that they themselves
were elected by thorn, and that they also
secured the election of the Governor him
nclf ; and for this we infer they are to be
rewarded though a wide awake, like
other men, had but one vote, and a large
number had no vote at all being boys.
Hon H. D. Moore, of Philadelphia, has
been elected State Treasurer in place of
Eli Slifer, who had resigned to accept the I
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position of Secretary of State under Gov
ernor Curtin
Our Senator, Col. Hall, is Chairman of
the Com mitteo on Estates and Escheats,
cond on tho Committee on Corporation,
nd third on Judiciary Committee.
In tho House, Mr. Gordon is Chairman
of the Judiciary Committee, and also pla
ced on the Committee of Education and
Library. Mr. Lawrence is placed upon
tho Committee of Ways aud Means, and
Corporation.
Mr. Gordon la very much in favor of
TVido Awake-ism. He is their champiou
jn the House. We presume this is caused
by the moral(!) atmosphere which usually
aurrounds the midnight parados of toes
Clubs.
In the Senate, on the 11th Instant the
resolutions of Senator Welsh, proposing
to repeal the obnoxious provisions in tho
aet of 1847 and tho Tonal Code wore voted
down, ALL tho Black Republicans voting
against tnem, and tho six Democrat, of
the Renato in their favor. Messrs. Ket
cham, Finney and McCluro, Republicans,
violently opposed all propositions for
compromise and advocated coercion. The
speech of Mr. McClure has the more sig
nificance from his recent visit to Sprinc
field, 111.
From Washington.
1 The news from Washington is of the
most deplorable character, nowithsland
ing the continued secession in the South
ern 3tates, the majority in Congress aet
as though they were determined to bring
about .dissolution of tho Union. There
is now do distinction between a Black
Republican leader, and a socession leader
both denounce tho President, and turn
a deaf ear to the voice of the countrv:
By order of the Governors of the States
in which they are situated, tho State Mili
tia have seiied eleven Foits, which cost
the General Oovernmont $5,500,000, and
mount guns of the largest size.
Secretary Thomas, who succcodcd Mr.
Cobb, has resigned, and Hon. J. A. Dix
Post Master at New York has been ap
pointed to the vacancy,
The President's Cabinet stands now as
follows ;
Secretary of State Mr. Black, of Ta,
Secretary of tho Treasury Mr. Dix of
N.Y. ' '
Secretary of the Navv Mr
Willi,
Secretary of War Mr
(actine.)
Holt, of Ky.,
Secretary of the Interior Vacant.
Postmaster General Mr. Holt, of Ky.
Attorney General Mr. Stanton, of Dis
Irict of Columbia.
A difficulty between Oen. Scott and
Senator Toombs occurred at a private
dinner party on thoIOthinst. High words
passed between them. According to the
relatiot.s of the scene in Congressional
circles, the conversation turned on the
sending of troops to Charleston, when
Mr. Toombs expressed a hope that the
people there would sink tbe Star of the
West.
Oen. Scott, with much earnestness, a.
Vod if it was possible that he, (Toombs)
a. an American, desired such an event.
Mr. Toombs replied, affirmatively, and
that those who tent tbe vessel there
should be sunk with her. Oen. Scott
then .aid he was responsible for -what he
said, and Mr. Toombs remarked, "you
have known me for twenty five years, and
a n aware that I, too. am resoonsibU."-
Tbe matter hero ended, but the subject, it
U said. Is now in the hands of the fri.nds
of the psrtiet.
Who lUtei me iruui . ,
"Tho call upon Ministers and people
Sy2Z
eer is creat and imminent. - In this crisis
e . WLnm turn nnr
to wnom suau wo k ' . to
anxious eyes, but ioOoU? .. .
-The Qavemment . in the throes ot
dissolution. Treason and rounery run
riot in the Departmonu. me actional
Finances are ruined. The public credit j
is at iu last gasp. Traitors by scores sit
in Congress and are paid in Inferences
to true meu ."
"Astounding-the fact, that per.or .
two miles from thin place should follow
their usual avocations and are as happy
jand contented, as if no seccssionjiub-bub
iprevuiieuiuivmuc.uuu.uuii... ,
It is indeed mortifying to know that
there are a number of individuals in our A
niidnt, who gigle, snarl, and snathe at our
national calamities, as it tuey ntiu
the destiny of nations in tho hollow of Rlls :t gveg but litlle'hope. It is an
their hands, 'able production--a splendid eulogy upon
If they remain consistent in their pros- our Constitution and Union and tho ru
nit courre, we expoct to'.see them dance a in and disgiace, and devastation that1
jubilee upon the graves of their Fathers,
In order to let tho public ju'lgo tor
themselves what our surroundings are-, out . way to avert this dreadful calamity,
we publish the above three extracts frem'xhis bo eould do if ho would. It would
high authority. The first is from a cail
of tho Clergymen of Clearfield ; tho sec-'
ond i from the N. Y. Tribune; and the
third and last is from our neighbor the
Journal. "SVe hope the Journal will not
insistou its versions of the state of the
country, against the above authorities;
but we expect it to tety its readers who
states the facts in the case.
Drawing Lines.
It is amusing to see tho wincing and
dodging of late among the blackest Re
publicans, Ud on by the Tribune, ond fol.
lowed by our neighbor, tho Journal.
These Northern DisunionUts, like their
Southern allies, are moving everything
boforo them, to bring our country to dis -
grace and ruin. Weareglad to see that a
breach has been made in the ranks of this
desperate opposition, lead on by the Al
bany Journal, heretofore an Abolition pa
per, which controlled the local politic? of
Sew York
.
The Chicago TUtform is bound to go
tinder, with every adhorent that attempts
to stay upon it. Sectionalism, both North
and South, by whatever name it may bo
called, will soon leburhd beneath tho
feet of a free and independent people,
Pemagogoos, who seek riatforras and
Party in preference to patriotism, will ore
longbeeat away and despisod liko their I
fathers tbe Tories and Traitors of the;
Anioncan Kovoluuon.
We hope that our happy country and
hex glorious institutions will erou over
come the boisterous wave, that are now
beating high against our gallant ship of
State. We believe tho Great Governor of
the Universe will deliver us again from
the hands of our enemies, and restoro us
in a peaceful manner to our heretofore
happy firesides.
f9k-The punishment of Col. Forney,
- i
vuuio oniy can anciersmnu nn'j re ujui'ii
i e. r '. ,1
upon to separate from an old friend, and
to substitute tho language of harshnecs
for that of confidence and esteem. We
havo no disposition to recall the unpleas
ant past. Our duty is with tbe present
and tho future, in this spirit we are
disposed to construe tho whole of Mr. Bu
chanan's conduct since the mooting of
Congress charitably.
Wo hope Mr. Forney will closo his next
eulogy on the President with something
like the following :
"O, that my load of sin were goue,
O, that I could at last submit."
Or,
While tho lamp hold out to burn,
The vilest sinner may return."
AU a Mistake.
We copy the following articlo from the
Chicago Daily Timei ot tho 2d instant, as
it will, no doubt, amuse our readers:
TnREE Cheers for Gov. Curtis 1 Our
readers will find in our telegraphic col
umn a synopsis of the message of Gov.
Curtin, of Pennsylvania, it breathes
noble spirit of concession and manly fair
neB. (JOV. f llrfm ha rlnhwl IhA linnria
Uov. Curt in lias dashed the
of Pnr,y to the dogs, and meets the great
Revolution that now rages in tho Repub -
uo m the spirit or a patriot and an honest
man. Hus is the evidence of a truly
man, and wo cheerfully award to
the Governor of Pennsylvania our un-
qualified praiso. Our hopes of tho Union
riso largely- as we read these noble sciiti -
luuutn, mm ii u in vuiuuimuy cover me
nowo i enniylvanian.
rhe almost moral impossibility of Colo"
nel Curtin being ondowed with such
greatness of soul, should have suggested
like that of Cain, is becoming greater than and signalized the fact of her apj roach to
he is able to bear, near him in his issue the battery on Morris Itland. As soon as
of the 11th instant J the signals were seen by those on guard
"Nothing could give us more pleamro there, Morris Island was astir with men
than. to speak kindly of James Buchanan. ftt their posts before the order, were given
When, more than three years ago. el., , . .
were constrained to denounce his Kansas ;lhem t rP tor action. They remain
policy, it required a struggle such Rs(edin anxious suspense, but ready for
to the editor of that paper that ho wasjtimy f"lh C"". ! he Bp-
laboring under a mistake, and induced
him to sxanvno the matter which had
throwu him Into such ecstaciis, when he
would havo discovered that the message
was lrom the Democratic Governor, Pack
er, and not from tho Republican Gover
nor, Curtin, who was not inaugurated. -
Our fi iond of tbe Timet should remember
the old adage, " Look before you leap,"
Argv.
Sr. Lorts. Jan 11. By order of Lieut,
General Scott, . detachmentof forty Uni
ted Stato. troops, uuder command of
Lieutenant Robinson, took possession.
early this morning, of the United States
Sub-Treasury, Custom House, and Tost
Office building. i
lienor ami uuwwi""
u,r U. gloomy shadow over our
eiovea COUntrv. Every hour is expected
. n:.:-
announco thaC tue ureactea coniw
,.. tlu,t frat0rnal blood has
nilv that the
uceu , -, ,,
lust nope ot wie patriot uau.
yov tjays jt was announced that Mr.
s warj .l0 j, to bo Secreti ry of State
u U
" ' . , ., , . ,
Senate. It was .nx.ou.lj ted,.n hope,
that a way of salvation might be nidicas
td that some assurance vould be given
j)Caking for tho great party of
... . Js n10 acknowledged leader,
lJlat tliero ,KM Y0t reason (0 l,0pe for
reconciliation. His speech was made
ye8tcrday, and is to day published in all
ne Sunday papers of Philadelphia, hut,
must follow their destruction, is vividly
portrayed ; butj after all he fails to point
cot him but little trouble. A fsw word
frora uim would " set the ball in motion,"
Bnj g;v0 peaco
to a nation now on tho
VCrgi of civil war.
T he adoption by Con greiss of the Cnt-
iencjon proposition would at onco restore
peaco. in is would tie done h Jir. ocwaru
had given the word. On him and his
party, thcreforo, rests tin responsibility.
Every hour brings some new excite
ment. Now it is that Majo. Anderson is
hcmbiiring Charleston, aud the city is in
Barnes. A win it is announced that
Washington is about to bo besieged by
fifty thousand Virginians. One hour Mr.
, Buchanan is denounced as a ''perjured
traitor," and the next, he is the recipient
,of tho hypocritical praise of his enemies,
'The people should put their trust in him.
If any man can pilot tho ship of State
through this trying ordeal, t is Mr, Buch-
;auap. lie lias bad more expenonco than
any other American statesman is full of
years, and full of honors and if ho bos
Bny arabiticn it is that he may retire from
'public lifo with his countrymen at peace,
Tho people should wait no longer on
Congrws. They are, at least nine-tenths
J0f them, in favor of the Critcndcn propo-
sition. Let them delay no longer, but
ACT, and ACT AT ONCE. Delay is
.death.
mpfJJLTANT FROi 60UIH CAP.O
ttma
Attempt rf the Star tf the Wett to land troipt
at Ft Sumpter Opaiinj of tAi State Pat.
tcrics upon the Steamer,
DeipaU'hcs to tbo New York Herald.
Charleston, Jaw. 10, 1801.
The despatches sent yesterday as to the
Star of tho West are strictly correct.
The Charleston Conner erys that at
about half-past six o'clock yesterday
morning the stoamor General Clinch div..
covered tho steamship Star of tho West
wnat tncy ueuevod was sure to como a
1
volley from Fort Sumter. Tho Star of
the West rounded tho point, took the
ship channel insido the bar, and proceed
ed straight forward until opposito Morris
Island, about throo quarters of a mila from
the battery. A ball was thou tirod ath.
watt the bows of the Steamer. Tho Star
or the West displayed the stars and strincs.
'As soon as tho flag was unfurled the furt-
t. I .r . i
The vossel continued on her courso with
increased speed, but two shots taking ef
fect upon her she concluded to retire
Fort Moultrie fired a fc-v shot at her, but
sho was out of their range. Tho damage
done to the Stir of the West is trifling, as
only two out of seventeen shcts took ef-
!fect upon her.
I Fort Sumter mado no demonstration
I. i 1 1 - . i .
: except ut me poriuoies, wnere guns
were run out boaring on Morris Island. '
Major Anderson, during the forenoon
of Wednesday, despatched Lieutenant
Hall with a flag of truce to Charleston,
,wllcre h delivered a communication from
j Iho Major to Governor to Pickens, where-
in he recapitulates tho facts concerninc
,. . .... . 1t
'tnow f the action of the State troops is
authorized, and says that if such action is
' not disclaimed by tho South Carolina au
thoiities he will prevent the passage of all
vessels to tho city of Charlostion. Gov.
Fickcr.s replied that th reinforcement
of the fort was regarded as an act of hos-
proved of the attack upon the Star ol the
est. After some deliberation Major
Anderson concluded to refer the subject
to the federal authorities at Washington,
and Lieutenant Talbott, was sent to tho
capital with despatches.
B?5uFlorida and Alabama have secedod
from the Union. An ordinance of seces
sion was passed by the Florida Conven
tion on Thursday, with but seven nega
live votes. The Alabama Convention ad
opted a secession ordinance on tho Utb.
Four States have now bolted from the
Union as follows :
houtli Carolina, Docembcr 23.
Mississippi, January 9,
Florida, January 10.
Alabama, January 11
Pb.udmpm. Jan., H, 1801,
.,.. . Thick blackness contifi
mVsV.MAXT.Y -iicio
lllt WAIIWAL vivww.
l
SPECIAL MESS A GE OF TUE PRESI
DENT. I To Me Senate and Ifousc of PcprcunUt'tvtl (
At tho opening of your present session
I called vour attention to tlm dangers
which threatened tho cxister.co of the
Union. I expressed aiy op.nion lieeiy
concerning the original causes of these
i Unpnm. mid recommended sucu m'-as
, I believe would have the effect of
ilium! the country and raving it
urns as
trillion
from the net il in which it had boon need
lessly and most unfortunately involved.
Thoo opinions and recommendali mi 1
do not propose now to repeat. My own
convictions upon tho whole subject remain
unchanged. Tho fact that a great calam
ity was impending over the nation was
even at that t:mo acknowledged by evory
intelligent cituen. It had already made
itself felt throughout tho length and
breadth of tho land.
The necessary consequences of the
alarm thus produced were nioft deplora
ble. 1 ho imports toil oil witli a rap.dity nev.
er know n before, except in time of war, in
tho historv of our foreicn commerce. Tho
treasury was unexpectedly lift without
'.he means which it had reasonably count
ed upon to meet its public engagements,
trade was naralvzed. manufactures wc-rc
tstorped, the best public securities sud
denly sunk in the market, every species
of property depreciated more or lees, and
thousands ol poor men, wiio depended on
their daily labor Tor tlinir daily bread,
were turned out of employment. I deep
ly regret that I nm noi able to
able to gwe you
tho stato of tli
any information upon
Union Miucli is more satislactory than
what I was then obliged to comm;in;cate.
Oti tho contrary, matters are still worse at
the present than thev were. Vi lien con
gress met a strong hope porvade 1 the
wliolo pinna mind that some anucaiile
adjustment of th subject woul 1 be speed
ily matte by the representatives ot the
S:ates and of the people, which mijiiit ve
store peace to the conflicting sections of
tho country.
1 hat hope has been diminished by evo
ry hour of delay, and as the prospect of a
bloodless settlement fades away, tho pub
lic distress becomes more and more aggra
vated. As an evidence of this, it is only
necessary to say that the treasury notes
authorized bv the act of the 17th of De
cember last, vero advertised nccordirg to
law, and that no responsible bidder offer
ed to take any connidprablo sum at par,
at a lower tato of interest than 12 pur
cent. From thsfje facts it appears that in
a government organized like ours, domes
tic strite, or even a well-grounded lear o.'
civil hostilities, is more destructive to our
public and private interests than the most
formidable foreign war.
In my annual messago I expressed the
conviction which 1 have long doliberately
hold, and which recent reflection has on
ly tended to deepen and confirm, tr.at no
State lmi tho rijjbt, by its own act, to te
codo from the Union or throw off it Fed
era', obligations at pleasure. I ult-o decla
red my opinion to be, that even if that
right existed, anH should be exercised by
any State of the Confederacy, tho Execu
tive Department or tlm Government had
no autiiotity under the Constitution to
recoguizo ita validity by acknowledging
tho independenco of such State. J'his
left mo tin alternative, as tho Chief Exec
utive officer, under tho Constitution ol
tho United States, but to collect the pub
lic revenuo and protect tha public prop
erty, as far as this might bo practicablQ
under the existing laws. This is still my
purpose. My province is to execute, not
to make, the laws. It belongs to Coii;.'r(:s
exclusively to repeal, modify or enlarge
their provisions to meet exigencies as they
occur. I poksens no dispensing power. I
certainly had no right to make an aggres
sive war upen any .Stato. and I am per
fectly satisfied that the Constitution has
wisely withheld that power even from Coir
gress. But the right and tho duly to use tho
military forco defensively against those
who resist tho Federal officers in tho exo
cution of their legal functions, and
against those who assail the properly of
the Federal Government, U clear and
undeniable. But the dangerous and ho.-1
tile attitude of States toward each other
has already far transcended and cast into
tho shado tho ordinary Executive duties
already provided for by law, and has m
sumcd such vast and alarming propor
tions as to place the subject t ntircly abtve
and beyond tbe Executive coutroi. The
fact cannot bo disguisod that wo are in
tho midst of a great revolution. In nil
its various bearing, therefore, I commend
tho question to Congress, as the only hu
man tribunal under Providence postess
ing tho power to meet the existing einer"
gency. To them exclusively belongs the
power to declare war or aulhorizo tlio em
ployment of tho military forco in all cases
contemplated by the Constit jtion, and
tbcy alone ponses the power to remove
the grievances which might lead to war,
and to secure peaco and union to this dis
tracted country. On them, and on them
alono, rests Ilia responsibility
Tho Union is a snored trust left bv our
revolutionary fathers to their dusoendnnts,
and never did any other people inherit so
rich a legacy. It has randered lis prospe
rous in peace and triumphant in war.
The national flag has floated with glory
over every sea. Under its sludjw Amer
ican citizens havo found protection and
reApect in all lands benoatli tho sun. If
wo descend to considerations of purely
material interest, when, in tho history of
all time, has a confederacy been bound
together with such strong ties of mutual
interest? Each portion of it is depend
ent on all, and all upon each portion, for
prosperity and domestic security. A free
trado throughout tho wholo supplies the
wants of one portion fiom the productions
of another, and scatters wealth every
where. Tho creat planting and fanninr
States require, and commercial navigating !
Mates send tneir productions to domestic
and foreign markets, and furnish a naval
power to render their transposition se
cure against hostijo attac s. SLouId the
Union perish in tho midst of the present
excitement, we have already had a sad
foretaste of tho universal suffering which
would result from its destruction. Tho
calamity would be severo in every portion
of the Union, and would be quite as great,
to say tho least, in the Southern as in the
n.. , , ......
. Ap.rCa ."Wr".w ,B of.tho cv,, -
anu .... i woui, p.ace us in a n.os
uniavoiame light, both l.nlore the WOrldl
; .nd posterity, is, .a I am firmly convinced,
I A U . 4 A . . . l . I
iniv'i necesviou moveraoni iim neen
ed upon a misapprehension at
of tho sentiments ot the major-
IthoSouthof
ity in several of tho Northern States. Let
uiu qum V "; "r;
as'emblies to tho ballot-box, and the peo-.
pie themselves would speedily redress he
soiious grievances which the South havo
sutl'ered.. But. in Heaven's name, let the
trial bo made before wo plunge into nn
armed cotif ct upon the mereassumptioi)
that there la no other alternative.
Time is a ereat conservative power.
.chiefly based upon a mif apprehension at
Let us pa.iso at this momentous moment,' enviable reputation the result of bis.y,
and afford tho people of both the North jefjorta in support of tho principles of tin
Ja ih.l Vulfc Carolin.- had been con-1
-npivi nf .i,;, truth before her prccipita-
truth before her precipita
ted action. I thorofore appeal, through
you, to the pe.plo of the country, to pro-
, : l.: iUni ir. ' rvtnw
claim in muii nugn miv
111ST AND SHALL BE PRESERVED bV all COl-
atitulional means. - " "
I most earnestly recommend that you
lovoto yourselves exclusively to tho ques
tion how tins can be accomplished in
peace. All other questions, when com
pared with this, sink into insiirnificanco-
The nroscnt is no timo fur palliation, Ac-
tion, prompt action, is requirmi. a ueipj
in Congress to prescribe and recommend
a distinct and practical proposition for
concilliation, may drive us to a point
fTffm which it will bo almost impossible
to recede. A common ground on which
concilliation and harmony may bo pro
duced is surely not unattainable.
The proposition to compromlxo by let1
ting the North hava exclusive control of
tho territory above a certain Lite, ought
to receive univorsal approbation. In it
self, indeed, it may not bo entirely satis
factory ; but when tho alternative is be
tween a reasonable concession on both
8;jM ftnd tho destruction of tho Union, it
ja pn jlnpUtation on tho patriotism of
Congress to assert that its members will
liPMtate for a moment.
Even now tho danger is upon U3. In
B9veral States which have not scedd,
tho forts, arsenals, and magazines have
been sei.Dd. This is by far the most se
nous step which hos been t men mncc
the commencement of the trouble
This public p 'Oi orty has lone le?n
left without carrisons and troops fol
ks protection, liecause no person doubted
its security under the tl;ig ot the country
in all the States of the Union. Beside
oursmall ormy lias scarcely been sufficient
to imurd our remote Irontiers nratniH In
diau incursions. Tbo souin o of this prop
orty , from all appearances, hasboeii pure
ly aggressive, and not in resistenco to any
attempt to coerce a btato or States to re
main in tho Union.
At the beginning of these unhappy
troubles, I determined that no. act ot
mine Simula increase tho excitement in
either section of tho country. 11 tho po
litical conflict wero to end in civil war, it
was my determination not to commence it
nor even to furnish an excuse for it bv
any act of this Government. My opinion
remains unchanged, that justicn as wetl
as sound policy requires us still to seek a
peaceful solution ot the questions at i.-miip
between the North und the South. En
tertaining this conviction, I refrained
even from .ending reinforcement Is Ma
ior Anderson, who commanded the forts
tn Charleston harbor, until an absolute
necessity lor doing so should make ilsull
apparent, least it might unjuftly be re
garded s a menace ot military coercion
and thus lurnisli, if not a provocation, at
least a pretext for an outbreak on the
part of South Carolina. No ncce3Hty
for these roinforeamonti seeni"d to exist
I was amred by distinguished and up
richt jtcntlemen of South Carolina that
i o attack on Major Anderson was intend
fd, but that on tho contrary, it was the
desire of tho State tutlioritioi, as much
as it was my own, to avoid ihe fatal con
sequences which mint inevitably follow
collision. And heto I deem it proper to
submit for your inftrmption copies of i
communication doted tho 'Jrith of Decern
ber, ISliO, addressed to me bv II. W
Barnwell, J. If. Adams and James L
Orr, Commissioners from South Carolina
with accompanying documents, ar.d cop
iesofmy answer thoroto, dated tho 31st of
Decern' er
In further explanation of Major Ancer
son's removal from Fort Moultrie to Fort
Sumpter, it is proper to stato that after
my answer to the South Carolina Commis
sioners, tho War Department received a
letter from that gallant officer, dated on
the 27th of December, 1SG0, (the da) after
, i . . , r . -1, i L . I - e , .
things convinced me that tho authorities'
oftho State designed to proceed to a bos- I
tilo act ICvidently referring to tho or
der dated December 11th, of the lato
Secretary of YVur.) Under this impres
sion 1 could not hesitate that it was my
soleirn duty to move my command from
a fort which wo could ut potsibly have
held longer than forty eight or sixty
hours, to this one, where my force is in
creased in a very great degree."
It will be recollected that the conlud
ing part of theso orders were in the fol
lowing term : "The smallness of jour
forco will not permit you, perhap s, to oc
inpy moro than one of the three forts:
I but an attack on, or an attempt to tako
pofsesMon ot either ot them, will be re -g'irded
as an act of hostility, mid you
may then put your command into either
of them which you deem most pioper to
increase its pnwer of retistanco. You are
aUo nuthrized to take similar defensive
&teps whenever you have tangible ovi
denco of a design to proceed to a hostilo
act."
uiis iiioveiiiein, ) iiqiii men me 101. owing Hot, nnd it fully prorided witli iverylhiag tn
is nil exti act : tfi.iry tu t!ie comfort and conrcnlv.es oft'
"I will add as my opinion, that maiivKrst. A larcc Warehouse for Iho Btorsrl li
It i said that serious apprehensions' RT"Y "K;'HR--r,m. to tbs rt,&tv
are tosome extent entertained that ,he,0?(? Vt""
peaco of this District may bo disturbed horn., and .bout two years old. lbs
before Mach next. In any event it will i requested to como forwurd, provo ProprtT,s,
bo my duty to prevent it, and this du'y ', fbnrSo und tako her awyr sho will bs i"f
shall be peitormed.
In conclusion, it may bo permitted to
mo to remark, that I have often warned
my countrymen of the dangers which now
surround us. This may bo tho last lima
I shall refer to the sul'ioct officially, t
Ifucl that my duty ha. been faithfullr.
though imperfectly performed, and what
ever the re.ult may be, I shall carry lo
my grave the consciousness that I at least
meant well for mv country. (Sgned.)
JAMES MJCIIAXAN.
Washington Civv, Jan. 8, 1SG1.
BfUlloth houses of the Now York Leg
islature with but two dissenting votes in
tho House and one in tho Senate ar'opt-1
od resolutions approving of the recent'
'i'""" uc3!.ii: ui mo a resiuem 10 uoti-
!ercss. and tendering himuh,.,,., .t.i
, - u. ,
requiroa to on
force tho laws and uphold the authority
. f iL. ) 1 . . . J
oi ido leuprni gavcrnincnt. i
Senator Bigleb. The course of Sen.!'
Bicler in the present critis. is uWnt.)
of ,bo wtrmegt approval. It has been kkl
conHant effort to allay the exc lemei.t a
' "'am
ha-e Congress aree upon somo fair eo
promise that will secure justice Io.Ukj,
tions and restore paco to tho country
g Jv is ft8trong Tjnion
' b " Tn
inn - honest, faithful representative. E,
BUU' "J i""" mo wimn
institution ana no party he na, ,0 l0a,
wved. A rennsylvanian in every thonrt,
ana leeiing. no yet, in a crisis like tht
prosent, rises above Stale and party prldt,
and pleads for tho whole country.' fisk
an honest man and a true patriot. .fli
Union. : "7 ' " ,
WasnisoTox, Jan. 11,
Tho Minister of Nicaragua, Mr. Molltu
has just communicated to thegovrrniiMtt
that a resolution of thanks, a sword
honor, and a huge track of land, bad bsn
tiuinimously voted by thai government!
Captain Hiram Paulding, of the United
States navy, for his gallant services In
ding the country of the filibustering fug
which invaded it in Decomber 1857. Tin
permission of Congress must be obtains!
before Captain Paulding can accept tbii
honorable testimonial of his couduct, but
it is to be presumed that theiubject
be speedily and lavorably actoden by tbu
oody.
The steamer Star of the West return!
to New York on Saturday morning fro.
her unsuccessful attempt to land Units!
States troops at Fort Sumter. The efl
cial account of her reception by theSoutl
Carolina forces does not differ materiilli
from that heretofore published. Seven
teen tl.ot were fired at the Steamer, out
of which took effect on her port bow, it-
other on her starboard quarter, while
third passed between tho stroke .tick
md tho walking beam, but no dotniji
was inflicted, save somo splintering tf
woodwork. The gunnery practice of thi
essailnnts is described as having teen tor
pruingly accurate.
Clearfield Markets.
Corrected weekly by C, KiuTrsa k gi
tVlinlecalo and Ketnil I)slers in Orcrli, fa
rtsionx, ana ucnural Drr uoods.
Uiickwbaat ) L'u, , . . . , Tl
Kys " " l,h
Oati " "
Corn (ears,)" "
Clnvsr toed per, buh
Fluur, t-'tip. Fine, j bM. .
" E.trn "
" " Tarn. -
Drlod Ar-pl"'!
Iiuticr, "
Kpcs dm. i . . ,
,
,h
II
II
Hi
Ucanx $ Uu 1,11
Salt 3 Suck,
llopi lit!
Ktitii "
Rncon, bmnr on l tides,
Wheat for. biub.
II
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1H
MAP.SIED.
In Lumber Citvon Tuesday,
th.
nstant, by Isaac Lemon, Esq., Mr. C. 0.
Miller, and Mis -Akk Smocsb, both t
Sell tp.
On the 13th inst., by J. H Jonei, Z
Mr. Levi Bi-rkls to Miss Jeuima bixctt,
both of Graham tp.
In Tyron e Borough, cn tbo 21th of D-
eem.jer list, Mr. uilliau II. mxctsiM
aged 3'J years, 5 months and 18 days. i.
CLEARFIELD AND CENTRE
Tyrone, Blair County, Fenusylvanis
THOMAS MAYS, mOFRIKTOR.
rriHE SubfcrP-errojppctfully infuiinshll friii
B. in Clonribld county, ancltlio nubtie rsniri
K. thnt lm linn lirlin lulfnn ,Tinrrn r,f tia atiltl
.'. . . . - . . . . "
800'1' "ttnottcd to tin sUahliihmont.
J,n 1C lsn- ZL ' THOMAS MAM
STAT V.M KNTof tho CI.i; AUFIEI.D C0CJ
,w TV UaNK, fcr the mouth onding DksbW
S1.1S30:
ASSETS.
Hills discounted -
lVnnrylvcnia State Stock
Spi-oio ......
l.'ue frt ro other TUnki
Notn of other Pnnls
Checkn. drafts, It.
Furniture - .
E.rprns of Plato cugrBritj, Aa
Stutionery, Ac.
LIABILITIES.
Cnplul Ptock paid to
Nuts i in circulation . .
Iiuo I rpoaitnrs -Interests
and Kxcbtags .
J4,Mtf
8,82 r"
11J
$38,813 F
J A 3. B. fin 1 HAM. Csihill
Cleurficl
Pa, Dec, 31, 1800. H
'--" . . . ' nt,
ecu ui ecei.rnine; lo Inw. IV 1L LI AM avi"
January , led. 3tf
T)UTRID SORH TIIHOAT CUREDH
X I, tbe umlcrsigned, would inforia tbtps"
Unit I can cure tho Putrid 8ore Throat A'J
proncan obtnin further Information bjee.i'l
Ii me, in llorderaon township, Jeffertoa sossi?1
If no cure, no charge. Com ne. ea i,t all,
do not foil. Yon eon hae lufurmtionbyeaiUfl
st Jcob Kunts's, in Troutville, where 1 llv;
jsn9 3t UK0RGE KKAMK8-
radiet dr.jj J,, f pntlorns snd Ulta'M
J please all, will be funnd at the coraeritoN'
Curwinnvilic, May lfl, 1860. E. A. 1RVIJ.
SlelU and other A'bawli in variety at lbiehfl
Store of E. A. IRVW: I
Uirwensville, May lo. '60.
T7KUIT.
Dried Applcf, Tared and sorH
JL Peaches, Cherriee,
Prunes sad nam"
tue eorner etore of E. A. IRYI'
i OBERT J. Wallace. i.tr at H'
- IV Clearfield Pa Office In Shaw's JUi
'rosite the Journal office
1
dee. 1,
$ic,eMr
4,jn ii
TTtl
?U
1,118
111 I
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